Capturing the time-lapse frames

Time-lapse videos are all about compressing time. …Taking a relatively large amount of time and compressing it down to a relatively …short amount of time. And the result is a video that's usually …interesting and sometimes amusing. As you start doing more and more …time-lapses, of course, you'll want to start thinking about longer periods of time. …So you need subjects that are going to be around for awhile. …And I found an office here were I can record the activity going on throughout …the entire workday. So, I'm getting my camera set up here, I …have got a tri-pod already mounted, and I've taken measures to secure it to a …table top here. Keeping it out of the way so it doesn't …get bumped into, and also trying to keep it as secure as possible.…

And of course I've got the camera mounted securely to the tripod. …I want to think about the exposure settings here. …I'm indoors, so obviously I have a relatively limited amount of light to …work with. There are windows and so that light level …

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12/27/2011

A time-lapse video essentially compresses time into a smaller space, creating some entertaining and evocative results. In this workshop author and expert Tim Grey explores the tools, techniques, and concepts involved in creating great time-lapse videos from still captures. Learn how to choose the right equipment, get the right settings for your camera, and compose shots in a way that will be easy to work with later. Then follow Tim through a series of time-lapse projects where he photographs both fast-moving and slow-moving subjects, as well as one where the camera itself is moving.